At 11:14 PM 11/14/00 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>Yes and no. If the Dems stop trying to prolong this, we could have a
>resolution tomorrow (or Saturday). True, it might tarnish a
>presidency, but all it takes is one crisis, manufactured or not, to
>rally the country behind the leader.
Heh, yo
>Also, the day-to-day business of running the government (The Commerce
>Department today announced a comprehensive new study of blah...) will
>happen no matter how controversial the election process is.
>
>-Declan
Well, thank God for that! We wouldn't want the inner workings of a
republic
On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 03:47:20PM -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote:
> But the dye-dipped finger is a good idea, which would also negate the
> need for those little "I voted" badges.
It would also lead to interesting denial of service attacks. One could
imagine amusing scenarios, like splotching
Yes and no. If the Dems stop trying to prolong this, we could have a
resolution tomorrow (or Saturday). True, it might tarnish a
presidency, but all it takes is one crisis, manufactured or not, to
rally the country behind the leader.
Also, the day-to-day business of running the government (The Co
At 02:45 PM 11/14/00 -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
>used a purple dye. If you actually knew any blacks (I'm using that
>word instead of the currently PC 'African-American' because it's skin
>color that's under discussion, and the discussion applies to people
>outside the US as well),
As well as Ind
At 01:40 PM 11/14/00 -0500, dmolnar wrote:
>Nevada doesn't even require the stamp.
>
Damn, machine guns, no income tax *and* no stamp on absentee ballots.
Gotta move there.
You wrote:
> (This .sig file has not been significantly changed since 1992. As the
> election debacle unfolds, it is time to prepare a new one. Stay tuned.)
Y2K didn't happen either... Your expecting way too much from this.
At 3:47 PM -0500 11/14/00, Harmon Seaver wrote:
> > Also, if you want to get high tech, use a fluorescent dye mixed
>> with DMSO. It'll penetrate deep into the skin, and be visible under
>> UV (no cosmetic objections). I suspect it'd take weeks to wear off.
>
> Can't imagine mixing dye wi
> Also, if you want to get high tech, use a fluorescent dye mixed
> with DMSO. It'll penetrate deep into the skin, and be visible under
> UV (no cosmetic objections). I suspect it'd take weeks to wear off.
Can't imagine mixing dye with DMSO -- if you've ever played with
DMSO, you'd know th
On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, David Honig wrote:
> At 05:31 PM 11/13/00 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >Righto. Absentee ballots require a witness, usually an officer (if
> >you're in the military) or a notary-type, to reduct in par tthe
> >intimidation problem.
>
> No, an absentee ballot requires a
David, see my other post citing Florida law, which is what I was talking
about earlier in the thread.
-Declan
On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 11:14:18AM -0500, David Honig wrote:
> At 05:31 PM 11/13/00 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >Righto. Absentee ballots require a witness, usually an officer (if
At 02:22 PM 11/11/00 -0500, James A. Donald wrote:
>
>Ideally, we should organize an election so that the illiterate, the stupid,
>and the drunk will generally fail to vote correctly.
I'm told that during past Yugo elections, when the folks in charge
wanted to keep turnout low, the (state-run)
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